Fee Estimator Guide

The Fee Estimator is available here.

Alternatively, it is located under Quick Links on Student Accounts main web page with the piggy bank icon: https://carleton.ca/studentaccounts/.

For undergraduate students, each course is defined as 0.5 credit on the fee estimator however some undergraduate courses can be 1.0 credit. Be sure to check how many credits your course is worth per term in order to get the most accurate fee estimate. You can do so by visiting http://calendar.carleton.ca/undergrad/courses/. There is no fee adjustment once you are registered in a full fee course load in the fall and winter terms. In other words, tuition fees will not increase when adding more than 2.0 credits (4 courses in the Fee Estimator) in the fall and winter terms.

Graduate fees are based primarily on your status. As a part-time graduate student, the number of courses does not refer to the sum of the courses you are registered in. The fee is based on the total of your course(s) billing hours. If the total of your term’s registration is less than 0.60 billing hours, select 1 course in the fee estimator. If it is equal to or greater than 0.60 billing hours, select 2 courses.

Full time graduate students pay a flat, full fee rate regardless of the number of courses they are registered in.

Exclusively online graduate programs follow a different fee structure and are not listed on the fee estimator. Currently the only program to follow this different fee structure is the Online MBA program. Please refer to the Online Program Graduate Fee page for the tuition fees for the Online MBA program.

For the fall or winter terms:

Students registered in 2.0 credits or more are charged a full-fee flat rate. In other words, there are no additional charges or fee adjustments for registration changes between 2.0, 2.5 or 3.0 credits per term (4, 5 or 6 courses per term) and you should select full time.

Students registered in 1.5 credits or less are charged per credit and should select part time.

If you are registered in 1.5 credits or more in the term, you need to select YES to include the UPass fee on the fee estimator.

For the summer term:

Please select part time as your status as all students are charged on a per credit basis for every course they add. If you are registering in more than 3 courses, estimate your fees for one course and multiply it by the number of courses you are planning on taking.

If you are taking 2 courses (1.0 credit) or more in the summer term, select YES to include the UPass fee on the fee estimator.

The Fee Estimator is available here.

In order to estimate the total cost of your program, you need to know how many terms you are required to complete or the average number of terms it normally takes to complete your program. You can find this information on your program’s departmental website (see: www.graduate.carleton.ca/programs/) or by contacting the departmental administrator.

Each term is 4 months in length and you may be required to study in all 3 terms of the year, fall (Sept – Dec), winter (Jan – Apr) and summer (May – Aug).

Use the Fee Estimator and input the following:

• Term: Most recent fall term available
• Level: Graduate
• Year of Study: First Year
• Full/Part Time: Full Time
• Number of Courses: 1 (default)*
• Residency: Select Ontario, Other Canadian or International
• Program: Select your program
• Include UPass Fee: Yes

Include UHIP Fee: Select Yes if you selected International for your residence
* Number of courses has no impact if your status is Full Time

Then click ‘Estimate My Fees’. Use the total provided and multiply that by the number of terms in your program to get an estimate of your entire program cost.

The Fee Estimator is available here.

Exclusively online graduate programs follow a different fee structure and are not listed on the fee estimator. Currently the only program to follow this different fee structure is the Online MBA program. Please refer to the Online Program Graduate Fee page for the tuition fees for the Online MBA program.

When selecting the number of courses as a part time graduate student, the number of courses does not refer to the sum of the courses you are registered in. The fee is based on the total of your course(s) billing hours. If the total of your term’s registration is less than 0.60 billing hours, select 1 course in the fee estimator. If it is equal to or greater than 0.60 billing hours, select 2 courses.

The Fee Estimator is available here.

Exclusively online graduate programs follow a different fee structure and are not listed on the fee estimator. Currently the only program to follow this different fee structure is the Online MBA program. Please refer to the Online Program Graduate Fee page for the tuition fees for the Online MBA program.

Graduate fees are based primarily on your status. Full time graduate students pay a flat, full-time rate regardless of the number of courses they are registered in. In order to switch to part-time status so that your fees are based on the billing hours you are registered in, you must apply through Graduate Studies and your department. Please contact Graduate Studies for more information at 613-520-2600 x 2525 or by email at graduate_studies@carleton.ca.

Exclusively online graduate programs follow a different fee structure and are not listed on the fee estimator. Currently the only program to follow this different fee structure is the Online MBA program. Please refer to the Online Program Graduate Fee page for the tuition fees for the Online MBA program.

UHIP is a basic health care insurance that is compulsory for non-resident students. Full details can be found here: https://carleton.ca/isso/uhip/.

The Upass is an universal transit pass for “full time” registered students.

Full time for the Upass is defined as 1.5 credits in a fall or winter term or 1.0 credit in the summer term for undergraduate students. For graduate students, it is their full time status in their program.

For more information, please see: https://carleton.ca/upass/.

Common fees that are not included in the fee estimator includes fees for Video-On-Demand, Letter of Permission, Extension Charges and departmental fines (such as parking, health services and library fines).

For more information on these administrative fees, please see: https://carleton.ca/studentaccounts/tuition-fees/admin-charges/.

Exclusively online graduate programs follow a different fee structure and are not listed on the fee estimator. Currently the only program to follow this different fee structure is the Online MBA program. Please refer to the Online Program Graduate Fee page for the tuition fees for the Online MBA program.

Use the Fee Estimator and input the following:

• Term: Select your term
• Level: Undergraduate
• Year of Study: No Year
• Full/Part Time: Select Part or Full Time*
• Number of Courses: Select your number of courses
• Residency: Select Ontario, Other Canadian or International
• Program: Select your certificate program
• Include UPass Fee: Yes if you have selected Full Time studies or 1.5 credits

Include UHIP Fee: Select Yes if you have International for your residency
* Number of courses has no impact if your status is Full Time, for Part Time, see above question: I am a part time graduate student, what is the difference between part time one course (<0.60 billing hours) and part time two courses (>=0.60 billing hours)?

The Fee Estimator is available here.

Information on residence rooms, fees and meal plans are available here: http://housing.carleton.ca/residence-and-meal-plan-fees/.

Use the Fee Estimator and select the Senior option for Residency.

The Fee Estimator is available here.

The International Student Services Office (ISSO) can provide you with an estimate letter with tuition and on campus or off campus living fees.

For more information, please contact the ISSO at isso@carleton.ca or by telephone at 613-520-2600 x 6600.

The estimator only shows tuition fees that have been approved by the Board of Governors. If you are looking for tuition fees for a future term, please use the current fees as an estimate, fees normally increase by approximately 5%-8% each year.